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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
. SUNDAY Sermon.

Editor of the Paldtka Netrs.
There are some things which we do
not like. We do not like to have a man
come into a congregation of any sort
chewing, splitting or smoking, espec-
tally an ABDOMINAL tobacco pipe. Such
men are every where and amongst all
classes. Among ministers, masons,
Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor, of
Pythias, no place of public gathering is
secure against such denominations.
The Presbytery of St. Johns met in
Ocala. when not a Presbyterian Church
there. The good Methodist gave the use of
their neat Church to them, and while in
session one of the Presbyters Rev. Mr..
Y made nasty pool of tobacco
spittle on the floor to the disgust of some
of his co-Presbyters, and probably of the
Methodists when they resumed their
church. Such men say 1--WE are free"
yes and little too free, smoke and spit
YOUR foul tobacco elections in our halls :,
and in our hats, we say you are not free
to corrupt our air or to offend our sus-
capabilities, you should keep at home
or go to the woods for such indul-
gencies, or herd with your own sort.
CHAUvIN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
A VALUABLE INVENTION.
An Automatic Fire Extinguisher for RAJ
way Trains.

An Automatic Fire distinguishes for Rail-
way Trains.
Last night the inventor, Mr.. VIM II.
Durant, showed a PALATKA NEWS re-
porter the model of his automatic fire
extinguisher, for the use of railway pas
senger trains, which is one of the most
valuable discoveries we have known of
for years.
The extinguisher is something like a
soda water fountain tank, and works on
the same principle. The tank, when
ready for use, will be fastened to the
stoves in a passenger car, filled with
fluids which, when mixed by "a heavy jar
or by the car overturning. gener-
ates carbonic acid gas The pressure
of this gas displaces valve under
meath, and two streams of the
fluid is turned on the inside of the stove
one above and the other beneath the fire.
The gas and fluid will extinguish any
fire, no matter how great it may be.
The little model which was shown us,
hold only a quart of the fluid, but in
several experiments Mr.. Durant has run
the pressure up to fifty pounds to the
square inch, and it works like a charm.
Mr. Durant is a machinist employed
by the Florida Southern Railway in this
city, and he is congratulated on the sue
cess of his valuable invention, as it
makes danger from fire in passenger,
coachs practically impossible. He has
applied for a patent, and we hope he
will make a fortune out of his little APP
DaratuS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Queer Mails or MiIIionaIres.


A gentleman connected with the New
York Central Railroad said the other
day that the mail that reached Mr.. Van
derbilt and President Depew contained
many curious letters. Hs recalts
one he had the privilege of reas
Young Cornelius aSpderbilt had delfvv
cred an address at me Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association rooms at the
Grand Central Depot, New York. Ref
erence was made to the address I'm the
New York papers. Within few days
Mr.. Vanderbilt received a letter in
which the writer said he had been very
much interested in the address that Mr..
Vanderbilt had made and in the work
of the Railroad Young Mems Christian
Association, and that he had made up
his mind To give ten per cent. of his In
come to il. He said that he was deal
ing in railway supplies and he would be
very happy if Mr.. Vanderbilt would give
him orders for some, which would in
crease the amount of his income and pro-
portionally increase the amount which
he could give the association. Ii Is safe
10 say that he did not obtain any orders.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Some Fine Peaches.

Mr.. Ed. Rumley. of Keuka, yesterday
brought us small limb of peach tree,
not so large as the pencil with which
this is written, and only six inches long,
on which were seven large and finely
developed Peen-to peaches. The peaches
were grown on the place of E. ]. Neher,
on Lake Keuka. His place in on high,
pine land, and the twig was cut from a
tree only two years old from plant
ing, and this season it bore AGO sound
and well developed peaches. Who can
beat it?
The peach industry is growing in pop
ularity in this section of Florida. and as
profitable crop the orchards are rival
ing the orange groves. This is well, for
diversified fruit crops are the salvation
of Florida.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
THE YELLOW rEyER sCARE.


Only SIX Cases and Three Deaths In Key
West to Date.
The excitement throughout the coun-
try on account of yellow fever at Key
West is subsiding somewhat, and the
report that the disease there was epi-
demic is utterly unfounded. In reply
to q telegram sent from Paiatka, the
following was received here late yester-
day afternoon
key WEST, FLA, May %.
DIR. Jno. G. Ames. Secretary Board of Health
Have had six cases and three deaths
from yellow fever, all from one source:
infection. We are taking every care to
isolate and quarantine all cases. There
is no epidemic will wire the public
when there is. j. T. PORTER,
President Board of Health"
The fact that there is no epidemic,
however, should not lesson the care and
watchfulness of health officers at other
ports. Until the last traces of the dread
disease are eradicated at Key West, the
authorities should maintain the most
rigid quarantine. The loose quarantine
regulations and the bad sanitary cOndi-
ton of Tampa is causing considerable
and severe criticism. In regard to Tampa
we find the following paragraph in yes
terday's Jacksonville Ne,rs:
The New Orleans Picay,tne, an au
thority of the Louisiana Board of Health,
severely condemns the neglect of sani-
tary and quarantine regulations at the
port of Tampa, and the board calls on
Gov. Perry to remedy the evil promptly.
In the event of his failure to act promptly
strict quarantine at New Orleans will be
ordered against all the ports and places in
Florida whether the lines of communi-
cation are by land or sea. Tampa is
very much exposed and Jacksonville and
other interior cities insist that they shall
not be quarantined. against at New Or
J leans through Tampas neglect She
should arouse herself at once.
With proper precaution the disease can
be confined and blotted out in Key West,
and we hope there will be no neglect of
duty on the part of the authorities.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

The mean atmospheric pressure for the
whole earth. as shown by barometer. is
found by Kleiber of St. Petersburg to be
29.91 inches. That for the northern
hemisphere is 1886 inches, and for the
southern 29.s7. The average northern
excess is greatly increased in January,
but becomes a deficiency in sly, when
the southern pressure is s'<itly the
greater. mass of air sufficient tn give a
pressure of nearly "a over a hemisphere
appearing TO be periodically shifted from
one side of the equator to the other by
the changing Observation-Disclosures Trav-
eler
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
A Patron of Art.

The - called patron of art is often a
vulgar millionaire. who thinks that the
artist he invites tn dinner should pay for
his meal by entertaining the guests. A
rich banker of Paris once invited Chopin,
the Polish pianist and composer. to din
ner. When the guests had risen from the
table and repaired to the drawing room
Midas. tine host, pointed to piano, and.
i'm n matter of fact style. as if he were in
his own hank, insisted ON Chopin playing
something.
Chopin was a true gentleman. but he
could be finely satiricai when he chose to
be- 50.
But. monsieur. the baron" said he,
extending his hands. deprccatingly, Il
have eaten very little. Youth Com
paniOn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
How She Knew He Was Failing.
Boston Courier.


You are not as strong you used To
be, john" said fond wife to her hus-
band. Il think it is about time you Were
getting some insurance on your life.
Insurance on my life! What are
you talking about: l am as healthy as |
ever was. Insurance, indeed
We'll, my dear. only mentioned it.
you know, out of respect for yourself.
thought you were falling"
And what in the world put it into
your head that l am failing. Me failing:
Why, l am as strong as horse, and can
run up three flights of stairs without
taking a breath"
We'll, it may be so. But am afraid
you are deceiving yourself"
''Deceiving myself. Goodness. gra-
cious. woman, what do you mean
Don't be so impatient. What makes
me think you are failing is this: When
you were counting me you could hold
me on your lap three hours. Now you
cannot hold the baby on your lap three
minutes
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
MuldOOn Still a Solid Nam.


Frank Muldoon occupies a cabin
on his claim three miles alpove Vance,
w. i. On returning from work one
night he found that something had
been in his cabin and strewn around
promiscuously. He supposed the i'm
truder TO be a dog, but the next evening
on approaching the house a panther ran
out Of it taking in his mouth side OF
bacon. That night the animal was heard
by Muldoon, but not seen. On the fol-
lowing day Muldoon took his gun with
him to work, leaving the house securely
fastened, but ON returning in the even
ing a racket inside was evidence that
Mr.. Panther was at his evening meal.
Investigation showed he had torn off
several boards from the back of the
house. Muldoon shouted 10 bring him
out, and in moment his head appeared
at the hole, when Muldoon shot him in
the neck. The wound was fatal, but did
not cause death until the panther had
spattered his blood all over the house
and demolished everything in IL.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
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TERMS.


OFFICE HOURS
General Delivery-Opeu at $50 a M; closes
Money Order-Open mt $50 a. m; closes at
p. m
General Delivery on Sunday-From a. m. To
go a. M and after arrival of Northern mail.
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE
Northern mail arrives at 10. Is a. I'M. and Eli
D. M: closes at l0-sD a. IN. and 4.:D D. IN
jacksonville mail arrives mt g.! p. M; closes
at 43O p.
Southern mail arrives at All a. m. and liz
a m: closes at 30 IA m. and LID p M
st. Augustine mail arrives at I'D a. m and
8 % d. m; closes at 1850 a. IN. and 40 p. m
valatka and Drayton Island mail arrives at
10 % a. m; closes at LILO p. IN.
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives ut l0-l0 u m;
closes at 10 p. m.
Palatka and Daytona-Arrives at I105a a. m,
leaves at LIS p.
Florida Southern Railway arrives at $50 p.
m; closes at 40 a.
Palatka and Observation-Disclosures every sat
urCiay at IL NJ, and closes mt l2-15 pm
Northern mails on sunday close mt Sd a. m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

Lemon Elixir is prepared from the
fresh juice of Lemons, combined with
other vegetable liver tonics, cathartics,
aromatic stimulants and blood purifiers.
Fifty cents and one dollar per bottle.
Sold by druggists generally and by all
wholesale druggists
Prepared by III. MOTLEY. NJ d., At
lanta. Ga.
For biliousness and constipation take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir.
For sick and nervous headache take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervousness take
Lemon Elixir.
For loss of appetite and debility take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, malaria and chills- take
Lemon Elixir.
Lemon Elixir will not fail you In any
of the above named diseases. all of which
arise from a torpid or diseased liver.
Sold by Rudolf Kersting.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
What is the Normal PuIse 2

1t is strange how very few people know
what their normal pulse is. They know
that the average pulse is about seventy,
and imagine that they are well or other
wise Is their pulse approaches or departs
from this standard. 1t is true that an
average Of al pulses would give a result
oSabout seventy beats. but in no other
physical popularity is there such wide
individual variation. / had two students
in my office at the same time, 10th very
strong and remarkably healthy young
men. The normal pulse Of one was forty
seven and the other ninety-thrce. This
difference is unusual, few pulses falling
below sixty or rising above eighty in a
healthy subject, but an unusually slow or
rapid pulse is no indication whatever OF
disease, as is popularity supposed to be the
case. Most people overestimate their
pulse, as they often count its beats when
talking about the matter. and il is a fact
well known to physicians that the excite
ment Of conversation will quicken the
pulse from five to twenty beats. The
best time to arrive at the true normal is
shortly after waking in the morning,
when the nervec are unexcited.-Globe
Democrat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
WAS HE MURDERED (!
The Naked Body Of u White Man Found
In Crooked River.
Apalachacola Times.

Apalachacola Times.
Some DAYS since Peter Kern, n former
sailor of the bark Fanny Atkinson, got
a boat from Capt. Richard Vent, intend
ing, it is presumed, to go to Cara
belle. A day or two after his leaving
the city his naked body was found in
Crooked River, a short distance above
Carrabelle. One arm was gone and
there was hole in the breast, extend
ing through to his back, apparently
made by a rifle ball. In addition, the
body was badly mutilated. looking as If
it had been hacked with an axe or some
sharp instrument. The boat in which he
left the city was hauled up at Pickett's
fishery with the anchor thrown ashore.
1t has also been reported that just before
his departure from Apalachicola Kern
was drinking to an excess. Some have
thought that Kern was waylaid and
murdered, as it is pretty conclusively as
ceftained that no one left the city with
him. On the other hand it is thought
that he walked from the fishery to the
river, and, pulling off his clothes, at
tempted to swim across and was attacked
by an alligator, with fatal results. BY
reason Of the body being nude, this sup
position seems to be likely one: Kern
was a comparative stranger here, and, as
far as known, had no enemies.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
EyictiOns In America.

In Pennsylvania, at least, indignant
citizens may probably turn their angry
eyes away from the eyictions Of Irish
peasantry in Ireland to the evictions of
miners from their houses i'm Luzerne
County, in this State. When 1t is posi-
BILE for mine owners i'm this State to
thrust poor families out Of their lsuts
without warning, and to expose women
and children, unsheltered and unfed, to
the weather, it is time we should wash
our own hands Of injustice before crying
out against the injustice of others.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
The Eishermens, Return.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Martin
Griffin, Irving ellis, M. III. Dalton and
F. T. Gerke, returned from Indian River
where they have been for several weeks
on big fishing and hunting expedition.
The party report good time all though
with plenty of sport and good luck in
bagging game. They are somewhat sun
burned, but look as if the trip was of
great benefit to them.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

w. L. Grigsby has three young pigs
that draw their nourishment from one
OF the mich cows. which submits to the
operations as quietly as though she was
giving sustenance to her own calf. The
young milk stealers stand upon their
hind legs while absorbing the tactical
fluid, and il is needless TO say are thriv-
ing and growing fat on IL.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Increasing the City's Population.

A few days ago Mrs. English, wife of
ex-Sheriff Tom English, of Colquitt
County, gave birth to tripletts. all of
whom are living. She bore tripletts
some five years ago. one of whom died.
At these and two intervel ing births, she
had borne eight children, seven of whom
are living.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
One. But Yet So Different.
San francisco Examiner.

If Germany kicks a Frenchman.
France kicks a German: if France mo-
bilizes her troops, Germany will mobil-
ize her troops; if France says '-BoOh.'
Germany says BAH To such an ex-
tent do these countries carry their unnat-
ural imitation, that if France should go
to war with Germany, Germany would
probably go to war with France
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Ate Up the Crew.

The tragic seems to verge on the ludic-
rOus once again when we read that a
number of Melanesian laborers, who were
being taken back to the Solomon islands
ut the expiration of their contracts, ate
up the entire crew of the vessel convey
ing ther- The crew in question consisted
of PART rsans and other Polynesians.
The 49, event will produce great
exc - &c. ,cShout o. eania.-The
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Eyangelists. SO-CaIled.



We shall not attempt to say which is
the greatest sinner in the matter of med
ding, the newspapers or the evangelists;
but all are clearly of the opinion that the
latter should quit wholesale back-biting
and idiotic abuse of innocent amusements
before they attempt to reform the man.
ners of the press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

No doubt this is a wise remark: Polish
is not picty. refinement is not religion.
manners are not morals" Nevertheless
they are not to be disparaged when they
accompany these excellent possessions.--
Gospel Age.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
A Circus Of Her Own.

s'Arrah, thin, Mrs. Divins, will yez go
to the circus wild selict party this dayy''
Faith, thin. Mrs. Moriarity, minny
thanks, but ixpict little circus of my
own. This u the old mans day for git
tim drunk
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Long pi.t.nee Photographs.

" Lacombe. a Frenchnan, has sue
ceeded in taking long distance photo
graphs by fixing a telescope in front Of
the objective of the camera The APP
paratus promises usefulness to tourists
and other amateurs Leslie's.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Only Its Nurse.
Galveston News.

The Charleston Ne,rs and Courier
speaks of Senator Reagan as lone of the
many fathers of the Interstate Com
merce Law Is not this a reflection
upon the legitimacy of the offspring.
The Senator only claims to be its
nurse.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Foul skins and Moral Depravity.

\ distinguished author says: We cam
not help associating foul skins with moral
degradation, as well as bo,iily i'll health;
and are forced to the conclusion that
mendicant filth and moral depravity gen.
orally go hand in hand.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Eastern and Western Florida, local
rains, nearly stationary temperature,
ighf, rqridbie irinds,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Negro Row Shot.

Yesterday, while hunting near Browns
Landing, a negro boy by the name of
Brown, a son of ex-Policeman Brown,
accidentally discharged his gun, the load
taking effect in his right foot. The
wound is a terrible one, as the foot was
severely torn. He was brought to town,
when the foot was dressed by DIR. +. III.
Strausz, who thinks he can save it.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

MIR. j. p. Titcomb is just completing
a very handsome map of Fruitland Pc
ninsula, which will be of great value to
the property owners of that section.
Every body of land of five acres or more
will be noted on the map, and the bOun-
DIARIES gwen well as all the streams,
lakes, etc. The map will published in a
few weeks and placed on sale.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

DIR. Schaffranek yesterday brought us
some specimens of his peen-to and honey
peaches, which were taken from his
very large and luscious, and are as fine
as any we lave seen this season, He
also brought samples of his blackberries
and raspberries. which he is success
fully growing, and which show heavy
fruitage. His raspberry vines last year
bore two good crops, one in the spring
and the other in the fall. The spring
crop this year is very heavy, and he ex-
poets the vines to- yield again this fall.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Hold your breath and contract your alb
normal muscles is the remedy for sea
sickness suggested by an English physi-
clan, DIR. T. p. Thurstan, who speaks
from experience.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Couldn't Have Done 1t Otherwise

The two men who swfndled jay Gould
in a railroad sale must have been citizens
whose principal diet was chain light
ming.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK May a.-Excnange dun but
steady. Money easy nj 3l5, closing offered at
currency, $15.A1 Governments dull but
steady per cents. 91x- State Bonds neg
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Anticipation vhas a big dinner which
we eat up und shtill feel hungry all oafer.
Carl Dunder.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Notice to City Tax PAYERS.

For RENT-Marrion's Restaurant and
Hotel" Apply to r. R. REID. my22-tf
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-17

Clinton Norris, OF Homer, Neb., was
ahOt and killed Thursday by Mute Pur
dy asquaw man living on the Winnie
bagO agency. The dispute arose over q
game Of poker, which took place in a
saloon run by Cole Lane, on the night
Of February 10, which the doomed man,
BIZ brother Ell, the prisoner and Frank
Sampson were having. The murderer
came to Homer Thursday and was met
9! ia. Norris, the murdered mans broth
e, who wanted him to retract some
statements made by him, which he
would not do. Ed. then went to his
brother Clinton and told him if there
was any manhood about him he would
give That man Purdy humping, upon
winch he armed himself with knuckles
And proceeded to the drug store run by
Saalies Curtis and commenced to thump
rudy. The latter was knocked down,
auu While on his knees pulled out A
aliore British bulldog and shot Norris,
- Oall striking HIM about two inches
'ne 'eit and about an inch above the
sasel The only words spoken by the
mOunoed man were, 81 am shot," and he
luleulateiy fell down dead. The muir
s was then pursued by Ed. Norris,
~ w 'ecked himself up in room and
:. Edwards delivered himself to justice
q the peace.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-17

beer without permit. Logan attempt
ed to take him into custody. Row re.
fused TO GO without warrant. To en-
force his authority the officer drew q re-
volver, and thereupon Row shot him
twice, causing almost instant death.
Logan's revolver was in his hand, every
chamber loaded, when the body was Ia
ken in charge by the officers. All sorts
of runors are clrrent, and the facts can
only be obtained by he coroner's in
quest, which is to be held to-day. Row
atfirms that he shot In self defense, and
that Logan fired first, but the condition
of the officers revolver dispro yes that
story. Logan was quiet, gentlemanly
officer, not inclined to exceed bis author
ity. He lssves wife and family.